The IAPH Cruise Committee met 6 October in online format. It was the second meeting of the Committee, following its re-launch at the World Ports Conference in Vancouver. Members nominated Simone Maraschi (Hamburg Cruise Gate) as the Committee’s chairman. His nomination is to be confirmed by the IAPH Board. The principal point on the agenda was the set-up of an Onshore Power Supply (OPS) Cruise Platform. Members discussed results of a test survey into port and ship-related OPS data and agreed to take the survey to the global cruise ports’ community. Dialogue with the Cruise Lines International Association (CLIA), represented at the meeting, would be pursued to come to a good overview of the OPS readiness of the cruise fleet. The Committee also agreed to work on story-based OPS guidance for cruise ports, taking the format of the recently published IAPH Innovation factsheet guide. Members were further given an update on the ESI ‘at berth’ module for cruise vessels and the application of the Green Corridors concept to cruise shipping, with the Pacific Northwest Green Corridor as case-study. Finally, the Committee took note of ongoing IAPH work on the maritime single window concept and the World Ports Tracker, considering specific aspects for cruise shipping. The next meeting of the Committee is planned for December this year, with the concrete date to be confirmed soon.
